The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-10
THE MAN o 1855.

On frlday lbst 0rOVer " eVelhnu
the second year Of his ad.
ministration as President of the
United States. 1t was predicted that
the country would be ruined in the
event Of his election; that our credit
would be gone, the rebel debt would
be liquijsted, negroes would again be
enslaved, business would be parAlyzed
and the honor aud good name oil the
Republic would be "buried in the
tomb OF obsolete IDEAS" But the
Democrats have been in power two
years, the government still exists, u
credit is unimpaired, the public debt
has steadily decreased, the President
has shown by his inhsxible honesty
that he still believes public office a
public trust, s~ectionalism has been
buried out Of sight forever the negroes
are still free, the rebel debt
has not been paid, the country
is posperous and the people
contented and happy. President Cleve-
land is no favorite with such Demo
Gratis as voted for him to get Office and
bave been disappointed, nor is he
Loved by the money power or the pro-
tected mouopo'ies. But he has won
the confidence and enthusiastic ad
miration Of the honestImssses, and he
will be nominated and elected 10 1888.
TIE people see in Grover Cleveland a
man, honest, courageous, unseldsh,
loyal and devoted to the pledges on
which he was elected, and they will
In the next election make him the
leader Of the party he has strength
ened by the honesty and wisdom Of
his Administered ION. The voice Of the
people is in perfect accord with the
ut .erances Of Gov. Hoadly, Of Ohio,
VIXEN be said in a farewell speech, de-
livered before a Democratic club at
Cincinnati, a few days since:
We have at the head of our Gov rnment
one 1 the bravest, truest and best men
that ever sat in the ex cutive chair
lTumultucus applause.l. There is no Office
10 the, land 70 which 1 aspire. bat above
sve.y'hins would like to b Be . dsiic
convention to vote fol-. the renomiua !ion Of
Grovsr cleveland. LUproarious applause
If ever there was a Presiden nj IN the annals
Of our history that has faithfully and per
sistsntly done his duty unde. the most DIM
Cleveland is that man. II today, with CieVe-
land as President. aided by his able Cabinet,
the Democratic party Is not q succe B., the
failure Is net that of Grover Cleveland; II
AZ certain as fate, if the Democratic party
does not stand by it's leader now and In the
future, just so certain will the condemnation
come, not on him, but on them.
These are the sentiments OF the
honest masses, with whom Cleveland
has grown stronger as he has grown
older, and they will stand by him
His magnificent courage in vetoinQ
the pauper pension bill has been re-
ceived with widespread approva
throughout the country. The bill, II
passed, would have made "every sub
sti ute, every bounty jumper, ever
scalawae" who.went into the army IL
January and February, 1868, an'
every man who before hostilities bs
gun or who during their progresi was
enlisted ~lone:enough to be rejected a
unfit TO become a soldier, a pensioner
on the government. Mr.. Cleveland
has shown that so long as he is Prssi
dent the United States Treasury shs!
not be converted into a national aims
house for the support Of bogus sol
dierI, Cleveland will be reelected
President in 1888, regardless OF th,
war made upon him by the Republic
aus and the enemies in his own party
He has demonstrated his ability, hi
wisdom and his honesty, and the pee
pie will stand bv him.